Kid Cudi Says ‘Goodbye For Now’ to Music With His New Song ‘Once’

Kid Cudi is stepping distant from euphony to absorption connected his different originative endeavors.

Prior to the expected hiatus, Cudi released an ethereal way titled “Once” to his SoundCloud connected Sunday (Sept. 28) and explained that it serves arsenic a missive to his fans. “This is simply a goodbye for present song,” helium wrote. “It was produced by myself with my homie Sebastian addin’ other condiment present and there. Taking a interruption but wanted to permission u [with] thing peculiar and from the heart. [You’ll] beryllium proceeding maine featured connected my friends’ albums but arsenic acold arsenic me, I gotta measurement into the shadows and absorption connected my different dreams.”

Cudi posted a video to X, clarifying everything surrounding his upcoming absence, which volition see a “pretty lengthy break” betwixt present and the merchandise of his adjacent album.

“It’s gonna beryllium a portion betwixt present and the adjacent Kid Cudi album,” helium said. “So I wanted to permission you with a small thing that could motivate you, uplift you… I made it earlier this year, conscionable f—ing astir successful the studio.”

Earlier this month, Kid Cudi directed and starred successful his “Mr. Miracle” abbreviated movie alongside LaKeith Stanfield. Cudi spoke to Billboard about his plans for much abbreviated films successful the future. “People volition beryllium capable to see Neverland soon,” helium said. “We’re moving connected a mode for that to travel retired truthful fans tin sorb that — I cognize a batch of radical person been excited to spot it, and it’s coming soon.”

Cudi continued: “But I americium decidedly going to nonstop much abbreviated films successful the future. I conscionable finished penning my adjacent one. It’s a truly beautiful, heartwarming, comic abbreviated that I consciousness similar a batch of radical volition link with — a batch of my fans volition link with it. It’s a almighty portion and I can’t hold for you each to spot that. Hopefully we sprout adjacent month, truthful that’s moving forward.”

The Ohio native’s been engaged successful September, which saw him besides impermanent connected Lakeith Stanfield’s debut azygous “Fast Life.” With euphony moving to the back-burner, fans tin expect Cudi to absorption more connected directing, acting, coating and fashion.

Listen to “Once” below.